Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 970s-1014?) "As far as I can see, halfhearted refuge in religion is more likely to get you lost in an evil rebirth...

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Olaf Haraldsson, also known as Saint Olaf, was a former Viking and mercenary who returned home to seize the throne of Norway around 1015....

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755/1757-1804) "Among the most formidable of the obstacles which the new Constitution will have to encounter may readily be distinguished the obvious...

Aristotle

  Aristotle (384-322 BCE) "The wish for friendship develops rapidly, but friendship does not." From The Nicomachean Ethics (Book VIII, section 3, Bekker page 1156b) by Aristotle, translated...

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, Painted By Charles Meynier (c. 1768-1832)

This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (c. 1768-1832), was inspired by the ancient Greek goddess, Calliope, whose name loosely translates to Beautiful-Voiced....

Thucydides

  Thucydides (c. 460-400 BCE) "War gives peace its security, but one is still not safe from danger if, for the sake of quiet, one refuses...

Onund Tree-Foot (in Grettir’s Saga)

  Onund Tree-Foot (semi-legendary Norwegian Viking and Icelandic settler said to live in the 9th century) "Many would-be warriors mouth off but fail to think. Your type sadly...

The Buddha

The Buddha (c. 6th-5th century BCE) "An uninstructed person ages like an ox: his bulk increases, his insight does not." The Dhammapada (Verses on the Way, Chapter 11), recorded...
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